Wood used for a musical instrument needs to meet certain physical and acoustical properties and not all wood species are suitable as tonewoods. Research may have found some promising wood alternates.

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...

Randy Wood is just too good for retirement. Not that the master luthier hasn't tried - in fact, he's tried more than once. But folks just kept calling on him to repair or build musical instruments for ...

Bamboo flutes, clay pot drums and wooden string instruments highlight how Indian musical traditions embraced sustainability through natural materials and repairable design.

What's 300 years old, made of wood and easily outperforms most mutual funds? A Stradivarius violin. Or an antique guitar or mandolin, for that matter. A growing group of investors is viewing music—as ...

Steinway Musical Instruments gets a better offer from investment firm Paulson & Co., a month after agreeing to be acquired by Kohlberg. The new transaction with Paulson is valued at approximately $512 ...